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• TBS Application Form (Graduate Level)
• TBS Application Form (Undergraduate Level)

Application deadlines:

• May 1 (Fall semester)
• October 1 (Spring semester)

Semester dates:

• Fall Semester: August – December
• Spring Semester: January - May

An orientation is essential and mandatory for all oversea students as it covers facts, figures, culture, and other tips that help make the best of your stay in Thailand. So please arrive in time to attend. We arrange an orientation twice each year:

Fall semester: The first two week of August
Spring semester: The first two week of January

Undergraduate (BBA)

S - Satisfactory
U - Unsatisfactory
EXE - Exempted
ACC - Accreditation
I - Incomplete

Graduate (MIM, MIF, IMBA, MAP)

Applying for a Student Visa

After receiving your application form, we will send a letter of acceptance to you in order to apply for a visa at the Royal Thai Embassy in your country (Information on location and contact number of Thai Embassies and Consulates-General is available at  www.mfa.go.th/web/10.php). The type of visa you need is a “Non-Immigrant ED”, which allows you to stay in Thailand for 90 days. There are two types of visa as follows:

A visa with single entry :The date printed on the visa is the date by which you must use the visa to enter Thailand, NOT the date by which you are allowed to stay in the country. After your arrival, the period of your stay is indicated by the immigration stamp which you will receive upon your arrival; this is normally 90 days from the date you arrive. Please note that this is the date by which you should request for the extension of your stay.

A visa with multiple entries :This type of visa is good for those who plan to travel outside Thailand a number of times during the exchange term. Every time you leave and return to the country, your period of stay will be extended by 90 days as stated on the immigration stamp you receive upon each return. This means you can prolong your stay by leaving the country and returning before each 90-day period is over.

Note:After arriving in Bangkok, please bring your passport to the Office of International Affairs. We will keep a copy of your passport and visa so to remind you of the important dates of visa renewal before the end of the 90 day period.

Extension of Stay

Your legal period of stay in Thailand can be extended (beyond the first 90 days) by at least two ways:

a) With a single-entry visa or a multiple-entry visa, you must apply for an extension of your stay at the Immigration Bureau by submitting the following document.
- Immigration Form 7 (Tor Mor 7)
- Copy of passport
- A 4 cm. X 6 cm. photograph
- 1,900 baht application fee
- A certified document from the Dean of TBS

Remark :For more information, please call +662-213-2556

b) With a multiple-entry visa, you can alternatively extend your stay by leaving and returning to the country

Re-entry Permit

Should you plan to travel outside Thailand, it is necessary that you apply for a re-entry permit, especially for those who hold a single-entry visa.

a) Single Re-Entry
- good for one return only
- does not extend your period of stay but maintains the original date on the immigration stamp you receive upon your first arrival

b) Multi Re-Entry
- Allow for multiple re-entries, therefore, suitable for frequent travelers to apply for the re-entry permit, you will need:
     - Completed TM8 Application Form with passport sized photo attached
     - A copy of passport
     - 1,000 baht fee for single entry / 3,800 baht fee for multiple entries

Travel to Other Countries

Most exchange students enjoy traveling within the country as well as to our neighboring countries. For your trips to other countries, it is necessary that you get a visa for such countries and this can be obtained at the respective embassies. A list of foreign embassies in Thailand can be found athttp://www.mfa.go.th/web/886.php

Contact :
Immigration Office
Soi Suan Plu, South Sathorn Rd.
Sathorn, Bangkok 10120 (http://www.imm.police.go.th/)
Tel: (662) 287-3113, 287-3101-10 ext. 220-3

Caution :For you who wish to leave the country during your stay, you must apply for a Re-Entry Permit before leaving the country. Otherwise, your visa will be automatically cancelled though it has not yet expired.

Exchange students have to prepare budgets for their living expenses during their stay in Thailand. Approximate expenses per month are:

Room & Board: US$ 250-400
Personal Expenses: US$ 100-150
Books/Supplies: US$ 25
Miscellaneous: US$ 20

The Campus

Thammasat University has three campuses, Tha Prachan Campus (Main Campus), Rangsit Campus, and Lampang Campus.

The Main Campus at Tha Prachan was founded in 1934.This campus houses several faculties including the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy. All newly established faculties are located at the new campuses which are "Rangsit Campus", north of Bangkok, and "Lampang Campus" in northern Thailand. Since the main campus is situated in the old part of Bangkok surrounded by tourist attractions such as the Grand Palace, Temple of the Emerald Buddha, National Theatre and National Museum, the University is frequently visited by people from all parts of the world.

Due to having limited space in the main campus, we do not permit the University to organize Student Housing on campus. However, accommodation for foreign students, within walking distance, to the faculty can be arranged by the Office of International Affairs.

Library

The Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy has two libraries for its students: the Faculty's Main Library and Professor Sangvian Library. The Faculty's Main Library hosts a large collection of textbook in business while Professor Sangvian Library serves varieties of world-class periodicals and as audio visual lab.

Students must apply for membership with the Faculty's Main Library to be entitled to all the services from both Faculty's libraries. With the Faculty's library cards, students will be automatically entitled to use the services from other faculties' libraries.

The University Library, named Pridi Banomyong Library, is one of Thailand's largest academic libraries with collections of over 800,000 books. A large amount of books and periodicals of all fields are available here. Other kinds of services are also provided, such as the computerized database searching, the Computer Lab, as well as the Audiovisual Lab.

Opening hours:

Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Sports Facilities

Thammasat Main Campus has indoor badminton and basketball courts. Students can also check out sports equipment from the sports center located at the Students Activity Building. More indoor sports and outdoor swimming pool are available at Talingchan recreational center, thirty minutes from the main campus. For serious athletes, Rangsit Campus provides you with a world-class sport complex which hosted the 1998 Asian Games.

Computer Facilities

The facilities of the Computer Center, located on the fourth floor of TBS building, are available for students doing course work and research. The Computer Center is equipped with a broad range of research and teaching oriented software and offers facilities in all major computer languages.

TBS building has wi-fi facilities. So, students can use their laptop to set access to the internet whereever they want at TBS building. 

Thammasat University Bookstore

Thammasat University Bookstore caters to the needs of the students and the public by providing a one-stop shopping for books and stationary at reasonable prices. The published materials cover journals, research publications, magazines, novels, children's books, etc. Souvenirs are also provided.

Food Service

It is very easy to find food shop on- and off-campus cafeterias are great when the budget becomes tight.

Most off-campus food stores offer one-dish Thai food including fried rice; rice with side dishes, and noodles. You can also find Japanese Noodle closed to Tha Prachan Pier.

Health Services

The Health Service Center, located on the second floor of the Dome Building, provides basic outpatient medical treatment, and dental consultation on a free-of-charge basis.

Apartments in Thailand are usually buildings with one owner and the owner usually runs the building by himself on site which provides convenience with regards to paying rent and maintenance required work. It is usually not very expensive which means that there are not many common area facilities such as swimming pool or gym within the building.

Condominiums in Thailand refer to high-rise buildings that each unit/room is sold to private individuals. Some unit owners lease out there units such as those unit owners at Judis River Mansion or at the Commonwealth Condominiums. The rent is usually more expensive than apartments but provides more facilities in the common area such as swimming pools and gyms. The cons is, each unit owner might lease their unit by themselves or through agents, therefore it is not a one stop shopping for those who wish to see other units within the same building because each owner might have their own different leasing agents.

What we recommend you far those who do not mind spending time moving from one place to another is to secure yourself an accommodation of any type for the minimum amount of time the landlord allows a lease contract and when you get used to the town, you can then put down a three-four months lease at places that your peers might be staying at.

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